Kelly Luck

An instant hit for fans of the gothic and the macabre

Lyric season opens with a double does of opera vérité

KC Rep's 'Cyrano' is noseless in more ways than one.

Ms. Anderson’s work is an excellent example of voices that need to be heard. It takes on the segregation fight not with a high-level history book approach, but from the very ground level, the people fighting the fight and feeling the scars of battle.

This reviewer has always been a fan of absurdist theatre, so it was with considerable excitement that she attended the evening's performance, eager to see a premiere that has come a mere 3 years after its workshop reading in 2019 (thanks again, covid). Happily, this reviewer can safely say she was not disappointed. Flood is a truly contemporary take on absurdist theatre written with sharp and fresh relevance.

KC native humorist's play a touching and often funny memorial to an extraordinary woman

Mason Bates' modern score underlies this unflinching look at controversial Apple co-founder.

Pink and Feeney's production, first performed in Kansas City in 2014, makes is return to the Kauffman stage

Devon Carney's Christmas fantasy is all the more fantastic in today's worldAfter riding the tempest of the last few years, we seem to crave nothing so much as a return to 'normal'. Nebulous word, normal, but if nothing else, the ability to gather together and enjoy our traditions without being overshadowed by fear is a fundamental aspect.

The Lyric's Amahl, created last year as an online-only performance due to Covid, makes its live stage premiere.

Unicorn's production of PIPELINE an unflinching look at race, education, and privilege

The KC Ballet's return to the Kauffman center is a high-energy trio of performances

August Wilson's 'Bottom' packs an impactful and much-needed punch

The KCRep brings back Ghost Light for the second year, with more spooky songs and stories from a variety of KC-area voices

Fishtank Theatre gives a light take on Shakespeare at the Black Box

In a not-quite-post-Covid world, the resilience of the performing arts is on display at the Starlight.

KC Lyric's production a bel canto treat

Carney returns SWAN LAKE with a few new touches of his own.

'And Still We Dream' song cycle carries most of the weight of this rather thin production.

KC Lyric's La Bohème revives the 2014 production with a lighter tone.